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National grid failure throws Nigeria...

National grid failure throws Nigeria into darkness Story...

Fire razes Rivers State secretariat...

Fire razes Rivers State secretariat complex, destroys...

National grid failure throws Nigeria into darkness

National grid failure throws Nigeria into darkness Story by Mercy Adaje Nigeria was plunged into widespread blackout on Monday afternoon after the national electricity grid collapsed, cutting off power supply across most parts of the country. Data obtained from the national grid and monitored by News Point Nigeria showed that electricity generation, which stood at 3,660 megawatts (MW) at about 6:38 pm on December 28, 2025, suffered a sudden and steep decline, dropping to zero by approximately 3:10 pm on Monday. The collapse, which occurred during peak daytime hours, led to a near-total...
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Columns

NNPC and the...

NNPC and the rest of us, by Hassan Gimba The Arbiter  This was published July 13, 2020 but still relevant. Decree 33 of 1977 saw to the...
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Opinion

Insecurity: State police...

Insecurity: State police is the way out, by Clem Oluwole When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or BAT pledged to hit the ground running during his...
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Local

Navy raid brothels,...

By Desmond Ejibas, Port Harcourt  No fewer than fifty (50) teenage prostitutes were rescued and three suspected sex traffickers arrested during a major raid on...
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News

Atiku, Wike reconciliation...

Atiku, Wike reconciliation meeting fails in Port Harcourt The Atiku-Wike reconciliatory team constituted to broke peace in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) between the presidential flag-bearer...
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Crime

EFCC arrests 27...

EFCC arrests 27 in Port Harcourt over oil theft 27 suspected illegal oil thieves have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
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Gist

Mentally challenged beggar...

A mentally challenged beggar has stabbed a young man in Port Harcourt for refusing to give him money at his begging spot. The incident, which...
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Crime

Nurse in Rivers...

An 18-year-old auxiliary nurse, Rachael David, who was recently abducted by suspected ritualists in Rivers state, shares the story of how she and other...
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NDLEA

NDLEA intercepts 4.9m...

 Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a container of 4,996,200 capsules of Tramadol weighing 2,498.2kg at the...
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Local

IGP disbands police...

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Satellite Offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt over complaints...
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